<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>pension assets &#8211; ClarkCountyToday.com</title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/tag/pension-assets/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com</link>
	<description>Your News Source with Integrity</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:20:11 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	

<image>
	<url>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg</url>
	<title>pension assets &#8211; ClarkCountyToday.com</title>
	<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
<span class="ai-content"></span>
	<item>
		<title>Opinion: The nation’s first pension raid is happening in Washington state</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-nations-first-pension-raid-is-happening-in-washington-state/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-the-nations-first-pension-raid-is-happening-in-washington-state</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-nations-first-pension-raid-is-happening-in-washington-state/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Frost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Academy of Actuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension assets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pete Wilson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assumed rate of return]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEOFF 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension surplus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[7.25 percent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HB 2034]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reason Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[110 percent funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exclusive benefit rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surviving spouses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension liabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spending problem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Institute on Retirement Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of the State Actuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[actuarial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Budget and Tax Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NIRS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Bill 2034]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Plan 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police officers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[termination and restatement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension raid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefighters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCPERS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget shortfall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension protections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public pension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Policy Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pension Integrity Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 legislative session]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defined benefit pension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislative session]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CalPERS]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=185903</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16296-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-leoff1-pension-raid-hb2034-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="HB 2034 would strip billions from LEOFF 1 and redirect funds to unrelated state spending, setting a national precedent." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16296-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-leoff1-pension-raid-hb2034-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16296-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-leoff1-pension-raid-hb2034-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16296-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-leoff1-pension-raid-hb2034-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16296-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-leoff1-pension-raid-hb2034-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16296-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-leoff1-pension-raid-hb2034.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>HB 2034 would strip billions from LEOFF 1 and redirect funds to unrelated state spending, setting a national precedent.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-nations-first-pension-raid-is-happening-in-washington-state/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/200286-16296-podcast.mp3" length="5022909" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
	<span class="ai-content"></span>
</channel>
</rss>
